Two painkillers are to be reclassified as class C controlled substances amid concerns people are becoming addicted to them and misusing them. The drugs - pregabalin and gabapentin - are also used for epilepsy and anxiety. The move, announced...

A Daily Mail investigation has found that doctors are helping patients to choose the sex of their baby, by sending them abroad for a procedure that is outlawed in the UK.

Family doctors should extend the 10-minute consultation time for patients who are most in need to improve care and increase their job satisfaction, a review claims.

Blood from the umbilical cord could be used to repair cleft palates in babies, scientists claim. 

Diet drinks and artificial sweeteners that many use to cut their sugar consumption could actually put them at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, research suggests.

A drop of turmeric in the eye could detect dementia years before symptoms are seen, report British scientists.

The idea that healthy food costs more than junk food is something I hear a lot.

Patients could be sent text messages urging them to change unhealthy habits under radical proposals from the Health Secretary. 

NHS patients with a form of cancer will have access to a ‘game-changing’ new treatment, it has been announced.

The Vegan Society is targeting the UK Government with a petition calling on public sector institutions to provide at least one vegan food option on every menu every day.